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What is a citation?

It’s the information which identifies a book, journal article or electronic source.

Examples:

1. Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the wind. New York: Macmillan, 1936.

this book citation includes:

author(s) names	Mitchell, Margaret
title of book	Gone with the wind
place of publication	New York
publisher	Macmillan
year	1936

2. Dyer, Thomas G. "A Yankee Scarlett O'Hara in Atlanta." History Today, 49 (1999): 29-35.

this journal citation includes:

author(s) names	Dyer, Thomas G.
article title	A Yankee Scarlett O'Hara in Atlanta.
journal name	History Today
volume	49
date	1999
pages	29-35

Bibliography formats on the Reference Department Homepage has additional examples of various styles for writing citations.

 

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